LAKE WALES, Fla. - The Warner Women's Volleyball team celebrated their Seniors on Wednesday night with a 3-set sweep over their Crooked Lake Rivals, Webber International University. The Royals dominated in all 3 sets winning 25-16, 25-20, and 25-23.
The Royals came out on fire in front of a packed, standing room only, Turner Athletic Center and opened the 1st set with a commanding 6-to-1 lead. Warner never let the Warriors come close in the opening set leading by as many as 10 points before closing out the 1st set by a score of 25-16. The Royals kept their foot on the gas during the 2nd set as the Warriors could only muster a tied score at 1-1, before the Royals pulled away to earn the 25-20 win. Warner trailed only once during the night and it came on the first point of the 3rd set to put the Royals down by a score of 1-0 before the Royals retook control of the set. The Warriors pushed the Royals in the 3rd set, tying the score 4 times, but Warner would pull away after WIU tied the set at 12. Warner never looked back after retaking the lead and ended the set by a final score of 25-to-23 to secure the 3-set sweep over the Warriors.Â
Seniors
Julia De Jesus,
Imar Laboy,
Rylee Waldie,
Leonelis Lopez-Fernandez and
Araya Garrison each had strong performances on their Senior Night. De Jesus recorded a team leading 2 service aces, 7 kills, 1 assist, and 11 digs while Laboy recorded a season-high of 33 assists and added 5 digs to her stat line on Wednesday night. Waldie recorded 8 kills and 3 digs as Lopez-Ferndandez collected 11 digs with only 1 receiving error in the Rivarly match. Garrison led the Royals with 3 solo blocks, recorded 6 kills, 2 digs, and got 1 of the Royals 4 services aces in a strong all-around performance.
Antonia Amer also had a very strong night leading the Royals in both kills, with 11, and digs, 14, while also adding 1 service ace, and 1 assist to help the Royals earn the sweep.Â
Warner will look to build off their impressive team win when they travel to Miami Gardens to take on St. Thomas University on Saturday.Â
Match Leaders:
Kills:
Antonia Amer – 11
Blocks:
Araya Garrison – 3
Digs:
Antonia Amer – 14
Aces:Â Â
Julia De Jesus – 2
Assists:
Imar Laboy –33
Up Next:
The Royals will head on the road to take on St. Thomas University on Saturday, October 17th with game time scheduled for 2:00pm.
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